Combined dough-kneading board and barrel-cover.



No. 880,905. PATENTEDSBPT. 11, 1906; w. s. LITTLE.

COMBINED DOUGH KNBADING BOARD AND BARREL COVER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1006.

W/ TNE SSE S lNVE/VTOR WALTER s. LITTLE ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALTER S. LITTLE, OF SCOTT, ARKANSAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1906.

Application filed April 26, 1906. Serial No. 313,788.

To all 11/71/0121 it TH/[I/Z/ concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER S. LITTLE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Scott, in the county of Lonoke and State of Arkansas, have invented a Combined Dough- Kneading Board and Barrel-Cover, of which the following is a specification.

I have devised an improved attachment for flour and other barrels which is adapted to serve as a dough-kneading, bread, or pastry board and also as a cover for a barrel to keep out dust and dirt and prevent access of vermin thereto.

The details of construction, arrangement, and combination of parts are as hereinafter described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the barrel with my improved attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 1s a side view of the top portion of a barrel with my attachment, the board proper being shown reversed from the posi tion indicated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view of the barrel with my attachment, the board proper being shown raised, as required for reversing it in position. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section of a portion of the board.

A indicates the board proper; B, a swiveljoint by which it is connected with the arm or bracket C D D, hoops which are attached to the said arm or bracket, and E fastenings for the ends of said hoops for securing them to a barrel X. The board A is rectangular and provided on one side with a surrounding flange a. The side of the board from which the flange projects, as shown in Fig. 1, is the one used in kneading dough or for other operations for which the board may be adapted. The swivel-j oint B comprises a clamp b, adapted to be secured to the edge of the board A, and a T-shape bolt 7), to which the clamp is hinged and whose shank passes through the laterally-extended end 0 of the arm or bracket C, nuts if being applied to the bolt for securing it in place. The clamp b is formed of a spring-plate which is bent into approximately V shape, the ends of the device being clamped upon the edge of the board A by means of a screw b, which asses through the members of the clamp adjacent to the board. The portion 0 of the arm or bracket 0 extends laterally to such a distance that the clamp b is accommodated in the space between it and the barrel X. The body or main portion of the arm or bracket 0 is preferably curved slightly to conform to the bilge of flour-barrels of the ordinary type.

The metal hoops D are riveted to the arm C and spaced apart so as to be located on opposite sides of the barrelbilge. Their free ends are adjustably connected by the fastenings E, which comprise a wire loop 6, one end being adapted to enter any one of a series of holes formed in the hoops, and the engaging member 6, that connects the loop a detachably with a ring 0 secured to the opposite end of the hoop. By rotating the curved member 6 it may be engaged with or disengaged from the loop, as required. By this means'the ends of the hoops may be readily disconnected or the fastening may be adjusted for taking up slack or enlarging them to adapt them for barrels of different sizes.

As shown in Fig. 1, the kneading side of the board A is uppermost. In one corner of the same it is provided with an opening adapted to receive a cup F. (See Figs. 1 and 4.) The cup is tapered and provided with a top flange f that rests flush in a rabbet or surrounding groove a. This cup serves to receive the left-over dough or scrapings of the board and it may be readily detached by pushing it upward.

WVhen the board is used merely as a cover for the barrel, it is reversed and placed in theposition indicated in Fig. 2, the cup F being in such case removed or else reversed in position, the board having a rabbet or groove on each side of the hole for the cup, as indicated in Fig. 4.

The reversal is efiected by raising the board to the vertical or nearly vertical position, as indicated in Fig. 3, and then rotating it half-way round and then lowering it upon the barrel, in which case the flange a will be pendent on the sides of the barrel.

It is a parent that the swivel-joint permits the Board to be shifted or moved laterally when required for access to the barrel for removing a quantity of flour or other material. It will be further seen that the clamp-screw I) may be readily adjusted to loosen the aws of the clamp proper, so that the board may be removed from the other portions of the attachment when it is required to thoroughly clean the same or for other purposes. I

I thus provide a cheap, convenient, but

highly useful attachment for barrels which subserves two uses with equal advantage.

I claim 1. The combination, with a barrel, of an attachment comprising a combined doughkneading board and barrel cover, a support to which it is swiveled so that it may be reversed to bring either side uppermost, and means for securing the said support to the barrel, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a barrel, of an attachment comprising a combined doughkneading board and barrel cover, a laterally-.

extended arm or bracket to which the board is pivoted, and means for securing said arm or bracket to the barrel, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a barrel and an arm or bracket secured thereto, of a combined dough-kneading board and barrelcover, the same having on one side a flange projecting above its surface, and means for pivoting the board to the said arm, whereby it is adapted to be reversed to bring either side uppermost, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a barrel and a support secured thereto and having a part extended upward to about the same level as the top of the barrel, of a barrel-cover which is pivoted to said support and adapted to be turned horizontally, to uncover the barrel more or less, as specified.

5. The improved barrel attachment comprising a combined dough-kneading board and barrel-cover, having a flange on one side,

a support therefor, and means for securing it to a barrel, and a hinge connecting the arm or bracket and a hinge connecting the .board therewith, and hoops attached to the said arm and their ends provided withrde' tachable and adjustable fastenings whereby the hoops may be applied to barrels of different sizes, substantially as described.

7. In a barrel attachment of the class indithe clamp'is detachably applied, substantially as described.

8. The combination, with a board and a support consisting of a metal arm or bracket whose upper end is extended laterally, and

means for securing it to a barrel, of a clamp which is swiveled to said support, and a screw passing through the jaws of the clamp cated, the combination, with a support and means for securing it to a barrel, of a clamp 1 hinged to said support, and a board to whichwhereby it may be secured detachably to the board, substantially as described.

WALTER S. LITTLE.

Witnesses:

J. A. HARDIN, O. E. FRENCH. 

